Yarn oiler for coning machines



June ,1938. M. MORRELL 32,120,110

YARN 01m FOR comm umcrimss Filed March 4, 1957 WITNESSES INVENTOR i mmhael mo rv' lz Y v. F ATTORNEYS Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE YARN 01mm ron. coma MACHINES Michael Morrell, Brooklyn, N. Y., asoignor to Benjamin Brenner, Harry Brenner, Frank De :WichloqlasY, and Michael Morrell, all of Brook- Application March 4, 1937, Serial No. 128,934

5 Claims. (CI. 91-38) This invention relates to yarn oiling devices, other felts and associated parts the description of and has for an object to provide a construction one will apply to all. which is an improvement over my prior Patent As shown in Fig. 2, the felt 2 has a depending No. 1,953,863 filed April 22, 1932. part It more or less submerged in the oil ll ar- 5 Another object of the invention is to provide an ranged in container 5. The felt I is any desired 'oiling device for threads or yarn wherein the flow grade of felt which will permit the oil to move 5 of oil to the applying surfaces may be regulated. by capillary attraction upwardly and then hori- Another object of the invention is to provide an zontally to what may be termed the felt jaws l2 oiling device for yarn wherein the applying surand ii. A clamping bar I! extending entirely faces may be adjusted to produce more or less across the felt is arranged beneath the felt 2 ad- 10 friction on the yarn being oiled. jacent the point where it bends, and a suitable Another object is to provide guides or holders bo t having a winged nut is used padapted to hold .a felt oil distributing member ulating the bar I. As shown in Figthe bar in functioning position. I4 is arranged between the abutment I1 and the I In the accompgnyng drawing; head I 01 belt '5 whereby 88 the bolt is moved 1 Y Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a yarn oiler disupwardly downwardly ar ll will be moved at!- closing an embodiment of the invention; cordingly. h s bar acts as a Valve for e u a v Fig 2 is a ectional View through 1 approxthe flow Of Oil from the Section t0 the jaws lmately on the 11m 4 the same being on an and I3. When the bar I presses lightly against enlarged scale; the felt, a large supply of oil is provided for the Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through jaws and but if the nut was tightened Fla 2 on the line and the bar it moved upwardly until the felt was Fig 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View compressed to a considerable extent, only a small through Fig. 2 approximately on the line 4; amount of oil would flow. By regulating this Fig. 5 is a sectional view through Fig. 1 on line bolt the now of on may be also regulated or stopped. The yarn I! extends through the split or opening 20 between Jaws i2 and I2. These jaws are arranged sumciently near to each other to not only supply oil to the yarn is but to move lint and other objectionable matter therefrom as the yarn travels upwardly. -In case the jaws scrape off some comparatively large quantity of 8-4, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, I indicates posts or uprights forming part of the coning machine, although they could form parts of other devices. The various brackets 2 are secured to the posts I, although they could be supported by some other means if waste or other foreign particles, an operator may sired. The brackets 2.may be made in two parts readily open the jaws and remove this waste and clamped together by the bolts 3, as shown in ter without stopping the comng structurm Fig; 2. It will be understood that hook-shaped It Wm be noted, that the jaws and u t 35 extensions 4 surround part of the respective postsv into holding clamps 3t and it Both of these I SO when the 3 are tightened the lamps are U shaped in cross section and hold, brackets will be clamped tightly to the posts I. mg clamp 2| is p f abl welded or otherwise 40 Arranged on top of the various brackets 2 so as rigidly secured t th over 2, but could, if dem 1 to be supported thereby is a container or tank 5 sired be pivotally mounted on the cover whue preferably o eet metal. although it coul be the holder 22 is pivotally connected with the formed of some other material. Suitable clamp cover a by b lt r riv t, 23. Pi 24 a d Il ing bolts 6 extend through the bottom of this t d through th respective h ld and container and through the various brackets 2 so through th respective j as h w i m 3, u that whenever the winged nuts I are tightened whereby the jaws will move with the holders. the container will be clamped firmly in place. Holder 2i will hold the jaw l2 stationary, but The container 5 is open at the top for its full holder 22 may be swung toward and from holder width and length. However. there is provided a 2| and consequently cause jaw ll to move toward lid 8 which has depending walls adapted to or from jaw l2. Holder 22 is provided with a 50 telescope over the upper part of the container 5, curved thumb member 26 whereby the operator as shown particularly in'Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. may at any time press on this thumb member 1, there are a number of felts 9 arranged at and open the jaws. A compression spring 21 spaced intervals along the container, but as each bears against the holder 22 and against a stop felt and associated part is identical with the 22 so as to continually urge holder 22 toward 30 is tightened it will not only clamp the swinging each other. In case of wear of the Jaws, winged nut 3| may be adjusted to compensate for this wear and consequently permit the jaws to press with a continuous even pressure on the yarn as it is pulled through the jaws. As shown in the drawing, the yarn moves upwardly from a supply and passes between the jaws and then to means for winding the yarn on a cone. In using silk and other yarn it is desirable to apply oil thereto in order that the fibers may be arranged substantially parallel as the yarn is used in knitting machines, looms, and the like. 7

The container 5 may have a suitable drain at any desired point and the cover of the lid 2 is provided with an inlet opening 3| which is covered by a swinging lid 32. Lid 32 may be clamped closed by the swinging nut-33 so as to prevent dust and the like from entering the container. At the opposite end of the container to the opening 3| is provided a gauge 34 which may be of any desired kind and which indicates the level of oil in the container. The nut 33 acts on a clamping-bolt 35 carried by a cross piece 36 shown in Fig. 5. A nut or other abutment 31 coacts with the head 38 for rotatably securing the bolt 35 to the container 5. When the winged nut 33 lid 32 in place, but will clamp the telescoping lid or cover 8 against removal. 1

I claim:

1. A yarn oiler including a container adapted to receive a quantity of oil, a felt extending from said container and arranged so that one end will be submerged in said oil and the other end slit at the part extending beyond the container, said slit part presenting a pair of jaws through which a yarn is adapted to pass as oil is applied thereto by the felt, a stationary holder for one of said jaws, means for connecting the stationary holder'to the jaw mounted therein, a swinging holder, means for connecting the other jaw to said swinging holder, means including a spring for forcing said swinging holder toward the opposite holder, and thumb actuating means for moving said swinging holder against the actuation of said spring.

2. A yarn oiler including a container adapted to receive oil, a plurality of spaced L-shaped felt members positioned so that one leg of each felt member will be in said oil and the other projecting horizontally from the container, the projecting part of each felt being slit to provide jaws adjustment.

between which the yarn being oiled is adapted to pass, a holder for holding one of said jaws stationary, a pin extending through said holder and the jaw carried thereby for securing the jaw to the holder, a holder for swinging the other jaw toward and from the stationary jaw, a pin extending through said other jaw and its holder for securing the other jaw to its holder, said last mentioned holder being pivotally mounted at one end, a spring near the opposite end for swinging the holder toward the stationary jaw, a stationary bracket and a retractile bolt member acting against said bracket for moving the swinging holder against the action of said spring.

8. A yarn oiler including a container adapted to receive oil, a felt member extending from said container provided with a slit end, said slit end projecting from the container and forming a pair of facing jaws, a stationary holder substantially U-shaped in cross section" for'one of said jaws,

means for connecting one of said jaws tosaid stationary holder, a movable jaw substantially U- shaped in cross section fitting over most of the other jaw, means at one end of the movable holder for pivotally mounting the same, a thumb member at the end opposite the point where the movable member is pivotally mounted, a spring for swinging the movable member and jaw carried thereby. towards the stationary jaw, an abutment, and a bolt carried by the movable member acting on the abutment for pulling the movable member away from the stationary jaw against the action of said spring.

4. In a yarn oiler, a felt having a slitted end forming a pair of jaws, means for holding one of said jaws stationary, a swinging holder for the other of said jaws, a pinfor connecting the other of said jaws to the swinging holder, spring means for moving the swinging holder and jaw carried thereby towards the stationary jaw, and a bolt for swinging the swinging holder away from the stationary jaw and at the same time pulling the jaw carried thereby away from the stationary jaw.

5. In a yarn oiler, an oil container, pairs of felt holders carried by said container, each pair of holders comprising a stationary holder and a movable holder, a felt for each pair of holders, said felt having a stationary jaw and a movable jaw, a pin for each of said jaws for connecting the respective jaws to the respective holders, and means for adjusting one holder of each pair toward the other for moving said jaws toward'or from each other according to thedirection of 

